Lefty Gomez

Pitcher · Career Stats, Hall of Fame Bio & Records (1930-1943)

⭐ Hall of Fame 1972
W–L 189–102
ERA 3.34
WHIP 1.35
SO 1,468
Pitcher PIV 15583.3
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
L / L
Height / Weight
6'2" / 173 lb
Born
11/26/1908 in Rodeo, CA, USA
Died
2/17/1989 in Greenbrae, CA, USA
MLB Debut
1930-04-29
Last Game
1943-05-30
Hall of Fame
Inducted 1972 (BBWAA)
Awards
7× All-Star · 2× Pitching Triple Crown

Full name: Vernon Louis Gomez

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
189 102 368 320 173 28 9 2503.0 2,290 930 138 1,095 1,468 3.34 15583.3

Career ERA 3.34 vs. league average 4.16 across their career seasons — 19.7% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1930 NYA AL 2 5 15 6 2 0 1 60.0 66 37 28 22 5.55 4.80 (-16%) -3186.0
1931 NYA AL 21 9 40 26 17 1 3 243.0 206 72 85 150 2.67 4.10 (+35%) 4617.9
1932 NYA AL 24 7 37 31 21 1 1 265.3 266 124 105 176 4.21 4.13 (-2%) -69.2
1933 NYA AL 16 10 35 30 14 4 2 234.7 218 83 106 163 3.18 3.86 (+17%) 571.3
1934 NYA AL 26 5 38 33 25 6 1 281.7 223 73 96 158 2.33 4.29 (+46%) 4605.3
1935 NYA AL 12 15 34 30 15 2 1 246.0 223 87 86 138 3.18 4.35 (+27%) 1647.7
1936 NYA AL 13 7 31 30 10 0 0 188.7 184 92 122 105 4.39 4.59 (+4%) -127.7
1937 NYA AL 21 11 34 34 25 6 0 278.3 233 72 93 194 2.33 4.34 (+46%) 7743.9
1938 NYA AL 18 12 32 32 20 4 0 239.0 239 89 99 129 3.35 4.35 (+23%) 4387.4
1939 NYA AL 12 8 26 26 14 2 0 198.0 173 75 84 102 3.41 4.28 (+20%) 1060.7
1940 NYA AL 3 3 9 5 0 0 0 27.3 37 20 18 14 6.59 4.21 (-56%) -548.2
1941 NYA AL 15 5 23 23 8 2 0 156.3 151 65 103 76 3.74 3.94 (+5%) -2827.9
1942 NYA AL 6 4 13 13 2 0 0 80.0 67 38 65 41 4.28 3.57 (-20%) -2292.0
1943 WS1 AL 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 4.7 4 3 5 0 5.79 — 0.0
Career · 14 seasons 189 102 368 320 173 28 9 2,503.0 2,290 930 1,095 1,468 3.34 — 15,583

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
368 904 59 133 11 0 0 58 1 50 252 .147 .194 .159 .353 -6,872

Career AVG .147 vs. league average .273 across their career seasons — 46.1% below league average.

Career OBP .194 vs. league average .338 across their career seasons — 42.8% below league average.

Career SLG .159 vs. league average .388 across their career seasons — 58.9% below league average.

Career OPS .353 vs. league average .726 across their career seasons — 51.4% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1930 NYA AL 15 20 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 .150 — — — — 0.0
1931 NYA AL 40 83 8 11 0 0 0 3 0 7 28 .133 .276 (-52%) .338 (-41%) .388 (-66%) .726 (-54%) -711.1
1932 NYA AL 37 104 9 18 2 0 0 15 0 6 36 .173 .275 (-37%) .335 (-35%) .391 (-51%) .726 (-44%) -718.9
1933 NYA AL 35 80 3 9 0 0 0 3 0 7 23 .113 .270 (-58%) .329 (-41%) .377 (-70%) .707 (-57%) -695.9
1934 NYA AL 38 99 8 13 1 0 0 4 0 6 30 .131 .278 (-53%) .340 (-45%) .392 (-64%) .733 (-55%) -875.0
1935 NYA AL 34 83 4 10 0 0 0 4 0 3 15 .120 .279 (-57%) .342 (-56%) .399 (-70%) .742 (-63%) -857.1
1936 NYA AL 31 69 1 10 1 0 0 5 0 3 23 .145 .283 (-49%) .349 (-48%) .404 (-61%) .753 (-55%) -630.1
1937 NYA AL 34 105 8 21 2 0 0 4 1 5 22 .200 .276 (-28%) .342 (-31%) .398 (-45%) .740 (-39%) -656.5
1938 NYA AL 32 86 5 13 2 0 0 7 0 4 18 .151 .272 (-45%) .341 (-45%) .392 (-56%) .734 (-51%) -708.7
1939 NYA AL 26 73 3 11 2 0 0 4 0 5 22 .151 .274 (-45%) .342 (-40%) .393 (-55%) .735 (-48%) -569.2
1940 NYA AL 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
1941 NYA AL 23 59 5 9 1 0 0 4 0 3 12 .153 .262 (-42%) .332 (-42%) .373 (-55%) .705 (-49%) -449.7
1942 NYA AL 13 33 4 5 0 0 0 4 0 1 12 .152 — — — — 0.0
1943 WS1 AL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 14 seasons 368 904 59 133 11 0 0 58 1 50 252 .147 — — — — -6,872

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
7 20 3 3 0 0 0 4 2 7 .150

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1939 WS NYA 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
1938 WS NYA 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1937 WS NYA 2 6 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 .167
1936 WS NYA 2 8 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 3 .250
1932 WS NYA 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
6 0 7 7 0 50.3 51 16 15 31 2.86

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1939 WS NYA 0 0 1 1 0 1.0 3 1 0 1 9.00
1938 WS NYA 1 0 1 1 0 7.0 9 3 1 5 3.86
1937 WS NYA 2 0 2 2 0 18.0 16 3 2 8 1.50
1936 WS NYA 2 0 2 2 0 15.3 14 8 11 9 4.70
1932 WS NYA 1 0 1 1 0 9.0 9 1 1 8 1.00

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home1804693476033.162
Away1884342557026.131

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home1801363.111644425478512.92
Away1881138.211254895466213.87

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1943-05-30 MINCHWL 100000000
1942-08-14 NYYPHAW 300000003
1942-07-29 NYYCHWL 100000000
1942-07-21 NYYCLEW 300000002
1942-07-13 NYYDETW 400000001
1942-07-05 NYYPHAW 300000002
1942-06-26 NYYCHWL 100000001
1942-06-19 NYYCLEL 300000000
1942-06-05 NYYCLEW 200000001
1942-05-29 NYYMINW 534000200

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1943-05-30 MINCHW L 4.2443500
1942-08-14 NYYPHA W 6.0422740
1942-07-29 NYYCHW — 2.2644310
1942-07-21 NYYCLE W 6.0422421
1942-07-13 NYYDET W 9.0433570
1942-07-05 NYYPHA W 7.0610460
1942-06-26 NYYCHW L 7.0644800
1942-06-19 NYYCLE L 7.0555611
1942-06-05 NYYCLE W 4.0220530
1942-05-29 NYYMIN W 9.0411860

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 368 0 56 393 20 20

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1930 NYA P 15 0 1 18 0 0
1931 NYA P 40 0 6 43 1 1
1932 NYA P 37 0 2 36 2 3
1933 NYA P 35 0 4 30 4 0
1934 NYA P 38 0 7 42 1 2
1935 NYA P 34 0 6 49 2 2
1936 NYA P 31 0 4 29 1 3
1937 NYA P 34 0 3 36 3 1
1938 NYA P 32 0 12 51 1 5
1939 NYA P 26 0 2 33 1 0
1940 NYA P 9 0 1 2 0 0
1941 NYA P 23 0 6 11 2 2
1942 NYA P 13 0 2 9 1 0
1943 WS1 P 1 0 0 4 1 1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 368

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1938 Baseball Magazine All-Star P2
1938 TSN All-Star P
1937 Baseball Magazine All-Star P1
1937 Baseball Magazine All-Star P2
1937 Pitching Triple Crown
1934 Baseball Magazine All-Star P1
1934 Baseball Magazine All-Star P2
1934 Pitching Triple Crown
1934 TSN All-Star P
1932 Baseball Magazine All-Star P3

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1938 Most Valuable Player AL 30th 1.0 336 0
1937 Most Valuable Player AL 9th 14.0 80 0
1934 Most Valuable Player AL 3rd 60.0 80 0
1932 Most Valuable Player AL 5th 27.0 80 0

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Lefty Gomez (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Tommy Bridges
    194-138, 3.57 ERA
  2. 94
    Bob Buhl
    166-132, 3.55 ERA
  3. 80
    Joe Coleman
    142-135, 3.70 ERA
  4. 77
    Steve Barber
    121-106, 3.36 ERA
  5. 76
    Bob Lemon HOF
    207-128, 3.23 ERA
  6. 76
    Van Mungo
    120-115, 3.47 ERA

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Frequently Asked Questions about Lefty Gomez

What years did Lefty Gomez play?
Lefty Gomez played in Major League Baseball from 1930 to 1943.
Was Lefty Gomez a pitcher?
Yes. Lefty Gomez pitched in the major leagues, recording 189 wins and 1468 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Lefty Gomez hit?
Lefty Gomez hit 0 career home runs with 133 hits.
Is Lefty Gomez in the Hall of Fame?
Yes. Lefty Gomez was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1972.